Ye Xinyan had no sense of being envied or hated; just as Duke An thought: She truly focused on the lost profits of half her investment in the railway project, which caused her great heartache.
That wasn't money of her own; it was old Master Qi Younian's money, the future inheritance for Qi Jiaer.
As for the kindness in the imperial decree, she could only scoff at it. She would rather believe it was the Old Emperor's whim after finding some novelty, probably just because he found her way of doing things different and interesting.
Duke An, with much tact, didn't mention supplementing half a year's salary to Ye Xinyan, and his granddaughter was also sensible enough to suppress the pain of losing half her profits, greatly comforting the old master and bringing much relief to Duke An.
